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Taking arm off of water truck and wrench slipped and hit underneath dash causing a cut to hand.
Ee was using a hand crank to tighten a screen. His left thumb became entangled in the crank handle & was twisted. He did not seek medical attention until 12/5/05. The dr diagnosed sprain & returned him to full duty. On 3/22/06 he saw an Orthopedic specialist who determined he would have to have minor surgery on 3/29/06. No lost days, no restricted days.
Employee was performing maintenance-greasing: he was carrying a grease gun. He stopped to kick the mud off of his boots and dropped the grease gun on his left foot. He was wearing sted toe boots, but the gun hit directly behind the protection. Inident resulted in contusion to little toe, little foot.
EE WAS CHANGING WEAR PLATES IN SAND SCREW. HE CUT BOLT HEADS OFF WITH TORCH AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS BRACING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BOLTS OUT OF ONE WEAR PLATE, IT GLANCED THE OTHER AND HIT HIS THUMB.
HOLDING A BOLT WITH A HAMMER WHILE OTHER MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE NUT HAMMER SLIPPED OFF CUT HAND.